Capital: Bogotá
Population (million): 46.598
Total Area: 1,138,914km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 1787.27 Peso (COP)(2012)
National Holiday: July 20 (1810 Independance Day)
Language(s): Spanish

Type of State:
Republic (32 dept., 1 capital district)

Type of Government:
Bicameral congress with a 102-member Senate and a 166-member House of Representatives, both directly elected for 4-year terms; President is also elected for a 4-year term. (renewable for second term)

Head of State:
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

Head of Government:
President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

Ministers:
Vice President: Angelino Garzón
Foreign Affairs: María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar
International Trade and Tourism: Sergio Diaz Granados

Main Political Parties:
Social National Unity Party: 47 (Chamber); 28 (Senate) Colombian Conservative Party: 37 (Chamber); 22 (Senate) Colombian Liberal Party: 36 (Chamber); 17 (Senate) PIN: 12 (Chamber) and 9 (Senate) Cambio Radical: 16 (Chamber) and 8 (Senate) Others: 18 (Chamber); 18 (Senate)

Elections:
2014

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $827,974,960
Canadian imports from country: $664,662,900
FDI in Canada: (2011) $1 million
CDI in Colombia: (2011) $1762 million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Nicolás Lloreda Ricaurte

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Tim Martin